tokening

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English tokenyng, *taknand, from Old English tācniende, from Proto-Germanic *taiknōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taiknōną (to mark, denote, indicate), equivalent to token +‎ -ing.

Verb

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tokening

  1. present participle and gerund of token

Etymology 2

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From Middle English tokning, takning, from Old English tācnung (signification, indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptom), equivalent to token +‎ -ing.

Noun

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tokening (countable and uncountable, plural tokenings)

  1. The act or process of marking or designating.
  2. A token, sign, or proof.
  3. That which a thing betokens; meaning, interpretation.

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